Liverpool won the game at home to Burnley 2-0 (1-0) in the Premier League. Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane were behind the victory with one goal each.
Liverpool started the match well and took the lead when Diogo Jota netted in the 18th minute, with an assist by Kostas Tsimikas, making it 0-1.
It took a while for either team to score again. In the 69th minute, Sadio Mane found the net, with an assist by Trent Alexander-Arnold, to increase the lead for Liverpool. The 2-0 goal was the last one of the game.
The last outing between the teams ended in a 0-3 away win for Liverpool in May 2021.
In the next games in the Premier League, Liverpool will play Chelsea (home) on 2021-08-28, Leeds (away) on 2021-09-12 and Crystal Palace (home) on 2021-09-18. Burnley play Leeds (home) on 2021-08-29, Everton (away) on 2021-09-13 and Arsenal (home) on 2021-09-18.